Jakarta –
Kevin De Bruyne be one of the players Belgium which is dangerous. Even so, Portugal reminded not only to focus on De Bruyne against Belgium at Euro 2020.
De Bruyne performed well while being the motor of the Belgian attack at serangan Euro 2020. After having missed the first match, De Bruyne then played a big role in Belgium’s last two wins that took them to the last 16.
The Manchester City midfielder provided an assist and scored as Belgium turned things around to a 2-1 win over Denmark in Group B’s second game. He then assisted again for Romelu Lukaku’s goal in Belgium’s 2-0 win over Finland.
Despite only playing for 134 minutes at Euro 2020, De Bruyne has created five chances. Since the 2014 World Cup, De Bruyne has created 71 chances in major tournaments (Euro and World Cup), the most of any European player in the same period.
The reigning European Cup champions Portugal will face threats from Kevin De Bruyne in the round of 16 match Euro 2020. Duel Belgium vs Portugal will be held at La Cartuja, Seville, Monday (28/6/2021) early morning WIB.
João Moutinho will be one of the players who may be assigned to reduce De Bruyne. However, the Portugal midfielder warned his team not to focus too much on one player.
“Kevin is very competent, we have to be careful but not just focus on one player,” Moutinho told a news conference. AS.
“If he has space it will be much more dangerous. But if everyone has space, they will play quietly and that will make it difficult for us.”
“That will leave the others free and it will be worse. As a team we will try to minimize their strengths and hone our strengths in training, not just focus on De Bruyne.”
“If the coach thinks I am a player with the characteristics to face Belgium, I will. Try to take advantage of my experience and the pace of the game that is in our favor.”
“I’m ready to give my best, that’s what we all want to do, for the team to achieve the target,” he said.
The winner of this Belgium vs Portugal match will face Italy in the quarterfinals Euro 2020.
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